Safeguard for bottles containing poison.



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(Applica'tion filed Nov. 98, 1900.)

"(No Model.)

W/T/VESSES.

UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WM. OGDEN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SAFEGUARD FOR BOTTLES CONTAINING POISON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. .672,840, dated April 23, 1901. Applicationfiled November 28, 1900. Serial No. 37,991. (No model.)

T0 00% whom it may Concern:

Be it known that'I, JOHN WM. OGDEN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safeguards for Bottles Containing Poison,of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improved safeguard for indicating bottles containing poison, comprising a bottle having a taper base on which it cannot stand upright, a cylindrical inclosing case for the bottle'tapered at both ends, so that it can only lie sidewise, and thus be subject to rolling aboutso objectionably as to make other means of keeping it necessary, and provided with a cord attached to each end for hanging it toa nail on the wall or like object to be known as a signal indicating the character of the contents, all as hereinafter described, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side View of my improved safeguard device as hanging from a nail on the wall. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same with thebottle, also as hanging on the wall. Fig. 3 is a side view, on a reduced scale, of the said device as hanging vertically from the wall.

A represents the bottle best adapted for containing poisonous substances and having the tapered base I to make it impossible for the bottle to stand up as other bottles do, and thus serve for one distinguishing feature, indicating its contents. v

1) represents the main body, and c the cap of a case for inclosing the bottle, both being tapered, so that the case cannot stand upright. The cap and the body are connected by a screw-threaded joint (1, but may be connectedby a plain portion of one part insert ed in a plain portion of the other in the wellknown way, if desired.

Both of the parts of the case have an eye or equivalent stud e inserted axially in the taper ends, to which the respective ends of a cord or wire f are attached for hanging the case containing the bottle from a nail g in the wall or other object, and for preventing loss of the cap I sometimes connect one end of the cord by means of a button 72., attached to the cord after being inserted through the eye, so

that when the two parts of the case have been connected together the cord may be drawn to a shorter length between the eyes and tied, as in Fig. 2, so that the parts of the case cannot be separated 'without'first untying the cord, as a further means of impressing the mind with the fact of the dangerous contents of the bottle and for greater security against the opening of the bottle by children.

I prefer, however, to connect said cord by means of a ring n, whereby after being tied the bottle may be suspended vertically, as in Fig. 3, as a safeguard against leakage in case the stopper may not be tight, said ring being applied for suspending the mouth of the bottle upward. A lock-up attachment may also be used, as indicated by the hasp '5, staple j, and padlock It in Fig. l, and the key Z for the lock maytake the place of the button in Fig. 2, to be used the same as the button is used and for preventing loss-of the key.

A suitable lining of fibrous material, as m, is applied in the bottom of the chamber of the body of the case to protect the bottle against breaking.

It will be seen that when turning the body or cover for connecting or disconnecting them the cord may be shifted from side to side of the eye of the part being turned, so as not to wind around the stem of the eye and hinder the turning.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a safeguard device for bottles containing poison, the combination of a cylindrical bottle-holding case comprisinga body and cap detachably connected with each other and both tapered, an eye-stud axially connected with each taper end, and a cord or wire connecting the taper ends respectively, said cord or wire being of suitable length for permitting application and removal of the cap Without disconnecting it at either end and adapted for hanging the bottle sidewise or horizontally, one end of the cord being connected through the eye so as to run free therein for being tied short to obstruct the opening of the case with a retaining-stop on the end of the free running part to prevent detachment of the cover.

2. In a safeguard device for bottles containing poison, the combination of a cylinof the case, with a retaining-stop on the end of the free running part to prevent detachment of the cover, said end having the retaining-stop adapted for suspending the safeguard device vertically with the mouth of the bottle upward.

Signed at New York city, New York, this 1st day of November, 1900.

JOHN WM. OGDEN. Witnesses:

C. SEDGWICK, J. M. HOWARD. 

